Southfield School marks 80th anniversary

12:30 AM,
Apr. 26, 2014

This historical photo shows students standing in front of Southfield School.

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Preschool teacher Whitney Doiron couldn't be happier. Southfield School, a Shreveport educational institution long on tradition, is celebrating its 80th anniversary today with a souped-up version of its long-running Kite Day, a bash that will include a ribbon cutting for an already-completed parking lot and a groundbreaking for a soon-to-be-built new library.

Doiron, who has taught at Southfield since 2007, was a student there from kindergarten through eighth grade. Her son, Jax, who just turned 6, is the first of her children to follow in her footsteps, adding the Doirons to the list ...